The impact of bariatric surgery on the Veterans Administration healthcare system: a cost analysis.

Background: The economic burden of caring for veterans with clinically severe obesity and its comorbidities is straining the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system. The authors determined the cost of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGBP) in the VA's single-payor healthcare system.

Methods: The records of all 25 patients who underwent RYGBP from May 1999 to October 2001 were reviewed.